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Synthetic vitamins can be dangerous to your health
April 18, 2004–Synthetic vitamins currently being sold in almost every brand name supplement today can be dangerous to your health.taking the synthetic form of vitamin C for example,can actually thicken the arterial walls of the heart by as much as 2.5 times,which can lead to heart disease!Other synthetic forms of Vitamins A,E,B, etc. can be just as dangerous.
The Greatest Vitamin in the World uses whole food vitamins(not synthetic),chelated minerals(most absorbable),probiotics(critical for health),enzymes(critical in digesting food).
Remember your health truly is your greatest asset.
Dynamic Flow: Resolving the Vitamin C Controversy
June 28, 2004 — ?The dynamic flow model is the most important result in the history of vitamin C.? The Vitamin C Foundation.
This year is the tenth anniversary of the death of Linus Pauling. Pauling was one of the greatest scientists who ever lived: a colossus of chemistry. In his early years, he revolutionised chemistry before moving on to biology and medicine. He was the only person ever to win two unshared Nobel Prizes and gained many respected awards for medical science. Maurice Wilkins, who shared with Crick and Watson the Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA, called him ?god-like, superhuman?. Then something went wrong: the medical establishment branded Pauling a quack and a charlatan. His crime was to publish a book on vitamin C and the common cold.
This challenge by the medical authorities stimulated Pauling into action. He responded with a series of scientific papers and books, in which he explained that vitamin C cured everything from heart disease to cancer. The medical experts closed ranks. They performed some preliminary experiments, which appeared to show that vitamin C had little effect on the common cold and no effect on cancer. As far as the medical establishment was concerned, these experiments proved the case against Pauling. As a result, conventional experts began to disparage vitamin supplements in favour of fruits and vegetables.
As Pauling?s tenth anniversary approached, Drs Steve Hickey and Hilary Roberts decided to reconsider this controversial vitamin. If Pauling was wrong then, by now, the evidence should be relatively easy to uncover. Perhaps they could find out where he and other scientists making wild claims for vitamin C had gone astray. After an exhaustive review of the literature, they published their findings, in the book ?Ascorbate: The Science of Vitamin C?.
The book describes the history of vitamin C research, starting with James Lind?s classic 1747 experiment on scurvy: a turning point in the application of science to medicine. Hickey and Roberts use this simple experiment to illustrate how science works. By separating real science from pseudo-science, they show that the medical establishment has come to value pathological science more highly than solid, replicable experiments.
Conventional medicine has called for proof of the benefits of vitamin C. Those making such demands seem to have forgotten that there is no such thing as proof in science: science works by showing that ideas are wrong. Innovation can always be stifled with a claim that there is no scientific proof, no matter how strong the evidence. However, if the claims for vitamin C are correct, it might replace many lucrative and expensive medications. As they researched the book, Hickey and Roberts began to wonder if Pauling?s offence had been to discuss openly the properties of a substance that threatens the profitability of medicine.
Using basic scientific principles, the book shows that the research underlying the establishment disdain of vitamin supplementation is misleading and flawed. The common recommendation, that supplements are redundant for people who consume five daily portions of fruit and vegetables, is based on a misinterpretation of the research. Indeed, over the last half a century, medicine?s failure to understand how the body uses the vitamin has hindered progress. The prevailing consensus seemed to be that the only effect of vitamin C in human beings is to prevent scurvy.
This book re-evaluates the evidence and introduces a new understanding for the action of vitamin C, the dynamic flow model. In the light of the new model, the controversy is resolved. According to this idea, humans need a constant, dynamic flow of ascorbate through the body. Different forms of physical stress, damage or infections cause free radicals to attack body tissues. If sufficient vitamin C is available at the time, it quenches the damage, by donating electrons to neutralise the free radicals. If not, the free radicals wreak havoc with the molecules of our bodies.
In evolutionary terms, humans are odd, as they are one of the few animals unable to make their own vitamin C. Most animals and plants need and produce large amounts of ascorbate, as and when they need it, to counteract oxidation damage. The reason a cat does not get heart disease, despite living on a diet high in meat and cholesterol, is that cats make their own vitamin C. Vitamin C is an essential antioxidant which humans are unable to produce: if they do not get it in their diet, they die. Unlike cats, people die of heart attacks because they suffer chronic, low-level scurvy.
Based on the evidence presented in this book, Dr Hickey has demanded that the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), governments and the Linus Pauling Institute urgently revise their suggested recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin C. The dynamic flow model indicates that, for good health, an optimal strategy is to take repeated doses of vitamin C throughout the day: say, a gram with every meal.
The difference between nutritional supplementation and therapeutic use of ascorbate is huge. The book describes an updated regimen for prevention and treatment of heart disease, called antioxidant network therapy; this needs testing experimentally, as a matter of urgency. The authors also explain the scientific basis of ascorbate treatments for cancer, which offer hope of a cure in many cases.
At first sight, the claims for vitamin C in heart disease, infection and cancer appear astonishing. However, Hickey and Roberts have shown that the claimed benefits demand serious consideration, as they have a scientific basis. Evidence that heart attacks are a result of scurvy has existed for over 50 years. Researchers also showed, over 30 years ago, that high levels of ascorbate kill cancer cells. The failure of the medical establishment to perform critical follow-up experiments has probably resulted in much suffering and countless deaths. For this reason, the book lists the experiments that are essential to restore respectability to the scientific evaluation of vitamin C. If science confirms even one of these ideas, people will understand why Linus Pauling was prepared to stake his scientific reputation on ascorbate.
As Dr Hickey says, ?If this book doesn?t shock you, you haven?t understood it?.
Contact details:
radicalascorbate@yahoo.com
www.lulu.com/ascorbate
(UK) 07790 541120
For Better Health, Trust and Reliability Ranks 1st with Vitamin Users
Hicksville, NY February 5, 2004–After ten years of bringing highly researched supplements to health enthusiasts, New Vitality? has launched a new Web Site, www.vitaminresearch.com, to feature their most trusted health experts and their highly researched health products. “With the amount of misinformation that is found on the Internet, we felt that we needed to build a site where we could build trust with consumers,” said New Vitality? founder Jonathan Greenhut. “There are so many imitators, but at www.vitaminresearch.com visitors know they?re dealing directly with us. Our consumers trust our experts and they rely on our high quality supplements. Now they all can be found in one place.”
The panel of experts includes the nationally recognized Dr. Alex Duarte, Tony O?Donnell, Roger Mason, Loren Ritter and Jeff Cook. These experts have dedicated their lives to research, sorting the truth from the unsubstantiated hype, and formulating the ultimate in natural remedies. Individually, these experts have developed esteemed reputations in the health community while creating premium supplements. All of the products on www.vitaminresearch.com are backed by research and the New Vitality guarantee.
In addition to the detailed information about New Vitality?s? health experts and health products, www.vitaminresearch.com also features the latest news in health and nutrition. Visitors will want to check back regularly to find out about the most recent developments in the health sciences.
One in Five people affected by irritable bowel syndromes
As scientific evidence grows of the ability of certain food ingredients to benefit human health, more and more products
are being launched claiming to have beneficial effects on gastrointestinal (gut) health and well-being in general. This is
against a background where colorectal cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death, accounting for approximately
12-13% of deaths from all cancers and where up to 20% of the general population is affected at some time or another by irritable bowel syndrome.
This report, consisting of over 150 pages, over 60 tables and 28 colour product shots, is the second in a unique series of reports
on the global functional foods market. Following on the heels of a major study on the world market for heart benefit foods, this global
analysis on the market for gut benefit foods gives an invaluable insight into the commercial, societal and technical drivers shaping its
development. The report will help you track developments in a highly dynamic sector of the food market, identify new business
opportunities, identify new ingredients with gut health properties and prepare your business strategy.
Key features
- Highlights current and future directions in gut benefit foods and associated ingredients technology
- Analyses market sizes and trends in Europe, the USA, Japan and Australia
- Reviews key new product activity in gut benefit foods worldwide
- Reviews prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders by country and trends in incidence
- Discusses future trends and prospects
- Presents 28 colour shots of key products
For a complete index of this report click on http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/40116
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For Better Health, Trust and Reliability Ranks 1st with Vitamin Users
Hicksville, NY February 5, 2004–After ten years of bringing highly researched supplements to health enthusiasts, New Vitality? has launched a new Web Site, www.vitaminresearch.com, to feature their most trusted health experts and their highly researched health products. “With the amount of misinformation that is found on the Internet, we felt that we needed to build a site where we could build trust with consumers,” said New Vitality? founder Jonathan Greenhut. “There are so many imitators, but at www.vitaminresearch.com visitors know they?re dealing directly with us. Our consumers trust our experts and they rely on our high quality supplements. Now they all can be found in one place.”
The panel of experts includes the nationally recognized Dr. Alex Duarte, Tony O?Donnell, Roger Mason, Loren Ritter and Jeff Cook. These experts have dedicated their lives to research, sorting the truth from the unsubstantiated hype, and formulating the ultimate in natural remedies. Individually, these experts have developed esteemed reputations in the health community while creating premium supplements. All of the products on www.vitaminresearch.com are backed by research and the New Vitality guarantee.
In addition to the detailed information about New Vitality?s? health experts and health products, www.vitaminresearch.com also features the latest news in health and nutrition. Visitors will want to check back regularly to find out about the most recent developments in the health sciences.
TAHITIAN NONI? Juice Receives ?Novel Food? Approval in Europe
Provo, Utah - Tahitian Noni International (formerly Morinda, Inc.) today announced that Tahitian Noni International has received official notification from the Commission of the European Communities authorizing the sale of TAHITIAN NONI? Juice in Europe as a novel food. The announcement came after years of testing and research, proving the safety of the juice of the Morinda citrifolia, or ?noni,? fruit, made by Tahitian Noni International.
The decision states that ?noni juice? (juice of the fruit of Morinda citrifolia L.) may be placed on the market in the community as a novel food ingredient to be used in pasteurized fruit drinks. This decision came shortly after the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General of the European commission issued a statement from the Scientific Committee on Food affirming:
?The Committee evaluated the safety aspects of TAHITIAN NONI? Juice as a novel food. The Committee concluded that there were no indications of adverse effects?on subacute and subchronic toxicity, genotoxicity and allergenicity. Against this background, the Committee considers TAHITIAN NONI? Juice, at the observed levels of intake, as acceptable.?
?TAHITIAN NONI? Juice is the first noni juice product approved for sale in Europe,? stated Kelly Olsen. Although competitive products containing noni may eventually be accepted by the European community, TAHITIAN NONI? Juice is the first approved noni product in the European market. TAHITIAN NONI? Juice has withstood the most intensive scrutiny and inspection of the European community?s most influential scientific and health committees.
Not only is TAHITIAN NONI? Juice the first noni product approved within the community, it is the first food or food ingredient of its kind (whole, natural food) to be approved by such prestigious political and scientific bodies. The tests and scientific trials used to substantiate the commission?s decision incorporated only TAHITIAN NONI? Juice. The same proven and pure TAHITIAN NONI? Juice that has become a staple to much of the world has proven to be flawless and pure according to the high standards established by the European community. The proprietary formula remains the same?unmodified, unchanged, and unduplicated.
For more information please visit http://www.noniland.com
Osteoporosis defined by WHO as the second leading health care problem after cardiovascular disease
November 14 2003–With an aging population and greater awareness of the problems of bone health of older people, and in particular osteoporosis, comes to the fore, greater emphasis is and will continue to be placed on bone benefit foods. The World Health Organization has defined osteoporosis as the second leading health care problem after cardiovascular disease.
This report provides a detailed insight into the current status and future potential of the global market for bone benefit foods and drinks. The report combines commercial, scientific and technical trends to pinpoint key drivers and possible future scenarios in a market that is growing at just over 4% per annum.
Key features
- Highlights current and future directions in bone benefit foods and associated ingredients technology.
- Analyses market sizes and trends in key regions (Europe, US Japan, Australia)
- Reviews recent patent activity, highlighting areas of potential current and future development
- Reviews nature and prevalence of bone disorders, with a review of scientific evidence linking the effects of certain
ingredients and elements of the diet on these conditions.
- Discusses future trends and prospects
Helping you to:
- Track developments in a highly dynamic sector of the food industry
- Identify new ingredients with bone benefit properties
- Identify new business opportunities
- Prepare your marketing strategy
Facts and Figures
” More women die from osteoporotic fractures than die from breast cancer. Approximately 200 million women worldwide are estimated to have osteoporosis”.
” With the current prevalence of osteoporosis, effective preventive measures need to be developed. This situation offers opportunities for the development of functional bone benefit foods, provided the products are supported by good scientific studies and data”.
“The soya milks market will continue to grow as its healthy image builds, although it is likely to continue to be marketed on a heart as well as bone health platform”.
“In Japan, there is a well-publicised deficiency of calcium in the diet and the strong health awareness of Japanese consumers has allowed a market for bone health foods to develop”.
“The highly innovative and developed Japanese market may also show the way for new ingredients to appear elsewhere in the world”.
“Recent activity has focused on a stronger emphasis, of the benefits of calcium fortification, and the use of calcium absorption aids, including fairly traditional ingredients such as vitamin D alongside newer ingredients such as CCM, CPP, prebiotics
and soya isoflavones”.
“Product development is increasingly focusing on targeting specific sectors of the market, recently the development of products for the specific nutritional needs of women has been the most active area”.
For a complete index of this report click on http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/40115
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